Where does “archiepiscopacy” come from?
archiepiscopacy (English) comes from English episcopacy, from English episcopate, from Late Latin episcopatus, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος, from Ancient Greek ἐπισκοπέω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
archiepiscopacy (English): The form of episcopacy in which the chief power...
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- The form of episcopacy in which the chief power...
Ancestry of “archiepiscopacy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | episcopacy | The office of bishop and the governance of the... |
| 2 | English | episcopate | Bishops seen as a group; The tenure in office of... |
| 3 | Late Latin | episcopatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | episcopus | an overseer, supervisor, bishop in a Christian... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπίσκοπος | watcher, guardian; scout, watch; overseer,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπισκοπέω | I watch over |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |